The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed an advocate’s petition that had sought the quashing of Justice Subramonium Prasad’s appointment as an additional judge at Madras High Court.

“We find no merit in any of the contentions raised in the special leave petition which would require a court to have any further look in the matter,” the bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K.M. Joseph said.

Petitioner Radhakrishnan, a Madras High Court advocate, had argued that although Justice Prasad had over 10 years’ experience as an advocate and was therefore eligible for a high court judge’s position, he had never practised before Madras High Court.

Members of the Madras Bar too had protested Justice Prasad’s appointment on the same ground.

Radhakrishnan complained that there was “no effective consultation” among the collegium members of the Supreme Court and the high court before Justice Prasad’s appointment in June.

Radhakrishnan had petitioned the apex court after Madras High Court declined to interfere with the appointment.

Justice Prasad had been advocate-general of Tamil Nadu before being elevated to the bench. He had earlier practised for more than a decade in the Supreme Court.